Louisiana ranks near the bottom when it comes to attracting
outsiders to move to the state, according to an analysis performed by Governing
magazine.

It ranked 42nd out of 50 last year when it came
to registering the most new residents, both from other states and other
countries. A total of 105,485 people, about 2.3 percent of the Louisiana population,
moved to the state from elsewhere last year.

Louisiana also ranks in the bottom half of states when it
comes to attracting highly educated people. The magazine's analysis ranked Louisiana
37th out of the 50 states when it comes to the educational attainment of newcomers.
About a third of Louisiana's new residents have earned a bachelor's degree.
A little more than a tenth of the newcomer population has a graduate or professional
degree.

For the most part, more affluent Americans switching state
addresses are moving elsewhere. Louisiana ranks 32nd out of 50 when
it comes to attracting out-of-state residents with high median incomes. The average income of a person moving to
Louisiana from another part of the country is $19,087.

The state ranked 34th out of 50 when it came to the percentage of
its newcomers that were foreign born. About 12 percent of the newcomers to
Louisiana were from outside the country.